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California Colleges Highest Faculty Salary

Highest Faculty Salary at California Colleges

Stanford University has the highest faculty salary of $226,584 among California colleges followed by California Institute of Technology ($215,315) and University of California-Los Angeles ($207,437). The average faculty salary of the California colleges is $186,392 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest faculty salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Faculty Salary At California Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$226,584
3.98%
$225,986
3.88%
--$340,848
8.04%
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$215,315
5.40%
$88,286
2.67%
-$267,140
5.44%
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3University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$207,437
4.90%
$213,514
4.83%
--$186,795
4.62%
4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$192,150
5.20%
$195,143
4.99%
--$172,666
12.01%
5University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA$186,097
4.43%
$186,097
4.43%
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6University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA$173,702
5.73%
$175,125
5.82%
--$187,342
5.92%
7University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA$172,028
3.57%
$171,954
3.60%
--$266,500
1.82%
8University of California-DavisDavis, CA$165,182
3.72%
$165,046
4.20%
--$220,845
2.15%
9University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$163,106
2.65%
$170,130
3.39%
$115,629
14.19%
$143,648$160,311
0.74%
10University of California College of the Law-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$162,317
3.71%
$179,711
6.16%
--$113,992
3.15%